Thread title is misleading. They never said that they tougth that PS4 was a lesser plattaform, just that plattaforms that demand dumbed down versions are. The original title make more sense.
He just don't want to bend over arbitrary regulation from plattaform holders, and thats ok. See: what Star citzen is trying to prove is that PC game can still be great and profitable, something that a lot of publishers are negleting now days.
However, I'm more worried about what this studio can actually accomplish, since they managed to get to the 48 mil mark recently, but still no date on the final release? Can this turn out be the shemmue of this generation?
His arguments, however, don't are that convincing. "We will NOT pass on features and technology just because they will only run on some hardware configurations." well, if you release a game that only runs well with the lastest graphic card, cpu on the market, your software will end up running only in some hardware configuration.
"Hardware design isn’t about making the most powerful thing you can.
Today most hardware design is left to other companies, but when you make hardware without taking into account the needs of the eventual software developers, you end up with bloated hardware full of pointless excess. From the outset one must consider design from both a hardware and software perspective."
Gunpei Yoko
